COMMON NAME:Dimethoate
CHEMICAL NAME:O,O-dimetyl S-methylcarbamoylmethylphosphorodithioate
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIED:
Pure product is a colourless crystal,m.p. 49?, readily soluble in most organic solvents,e.g.in alcohol, ketones, benzene, toluene, chloroform, dichloromethane >300, carbon tetrachloride, saturated hydrocarbons, n-octanol >50(all in g/kg, 20?). Technical 0 product is white to greyish crystals.

Agent type: 98% Tech, 40%EC

Characteristics and usage:
Dimethoate is a Cholinesterase inhibitor with contact and stomach action. It is widely used to protect citrus, cotton, grape, olive potato, soybean, tobacco, vegetable to kill mites, aphids, etc. Flies in livestock shed can be controlled by the application of dimethoate.

TOXICOLOGY:
OralAcute oral LD 50 for rats is 387mg/kg. Mice 160,rabbits 300,guinea pigs 350mg/kg. Skin and eyeAcute percutaneous LD 50 for rats>2000mg/kg.Non-irritating to skin(rabbits). InhalationLC 50 (4h) for rats>1.6mg/L air . BirdsAcute oral LD 50 for male pheasants 15,quail 84,chicken 108,female ducks 40mg/kg. FishLC 50 (96h) for rainbow trout 6.2,bluegill sunfish 6mg/L. BeesToxic to bees.
SPECIFICATION AND FORMULATION:

PACKING: 200KG drum,1 liter×12 bottles/case, 0.5 liter×20 bottles/case, or on the client's requirement.
USED:Dimethoate is contact and systemic organophosphorus insecticide and acarecide with a broad range. It can control homopteras(such as aphides), dipters(such as agromuzidaex), coleopteras(such as snout beetles) and mites (such as red spiders mites and two spotted spider mites) in ornamentals, vegetable cotton, fruits and cereal crops, also controls norther cattle grubs.

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